explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
pointing out; identification
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
Christmas holiday; Christmas vacation
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
serves you right!; see what happens!
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
bullying; teasing; chivying
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to rain incessantly; to downpour
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)